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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesalternativo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: al-ter-na-ti-vo
"Estamos considerando uma opção alternativa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Occurring or succeeding by turns; every other.
"The team played alternate games at home and away."
- 1
A person or thing that can take the place of another.
"She was chosen as an alternate for the competition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'alternate' originates from the Latin 'alternatus', the past participle of 'alternare', meaning 'to do by turns'. It entered Middle English in the late 14th century, evolving to describe things that occur in turn or are interchangeable.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alternate" is said worldwide
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alternatif
Transliteration: al-tair-na-teef
"Nous avons besoin d'une solution alternative."
alternativ
Transliteration: al-ter-na-tiv
"Wir suchen nach alternativen Lösungen."
alternativo
Transliteration: al-ter-na-ti-vo
"Stiamo considerando un'opzione alternativa."
alternativo
Transliteration: al-ter-na-ti-vo
"Estamos buscando una solución alternativa."
alternativo
Transliteration: al-ter-na-ti-vo
"Estamos considerando uma opção alternativa."
वैकल्पिक
Transliteration: vaikalpik
"हमें एक वैकल्पिक समाधान की आवश्यकता है।"
替代的
Transliteration: tìdài de
"我们需要一个替代的解决方案。"
대체의
Transliteration: daeche-ui
"우리는 대체 솔루션이 필요합니다."
代替の
Transliteration: daitai no
"代替の解決策が必要です。"
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